A seaplane crashed into a pier near 158th St. in Queens, injuring three people, one of them critically

A seaplane crashed into a pier near 158th St. in Queens on Sunday, injuring 3 people, one of them critically, authorities said.

The plane crashed at Powell Cove Blvd. in Whitestone around 3 p.m., near the Throgs Neck Bridge, officials said.

Firemen pulled 2 people from the wreckage, an official of the Fire Department of the City of New York said.

Cops said in all, 3 people were hurt; 2 were conscious after the crash, while the third was seriously injured.